The patent in question, which was filed in the US, is for a
host-to-host adoptive routing protocol which detects internet
congestion and determines the best ‘routing’ of data from a
customer’s origin servers across the internet, to enable quick
delivering all types of text and images.
Internet packet routing can be disrupted by a number of things,
including hardware and line failures, configuration errors,
incorrect routing policies and network congestion.
Host-to-host adoptive routine protocol systems, on the other
hand, work with standard routing protocols to avoid routing paths
where these problems exist.
In a separate lawsuit, which has yet to be heard, C&W has
alleged that Akamai’s EdgeSuite and Akamaizer tools infringe its
new patent relating to content delivery networks.
In a statement released yesterday, C&W characterised the
latest lawsuit as “one aspect of what is expected to be a
multi-year effort to protect [Cable and Wireless’]intellectual
property.”
Akamai is reported to have rejected C&W’s allegations.
